2 Taliban commanders reportedly killed in US strike in Pakistan | FDD's Long War Journal

Two Pakistani Taliban commanders were among seven jihadists reportedly killed in a suspected US drone strike that took place on April 29 in Pakistan’s tribal agency of North Waziristan, according to reports from the region. The strike would be the second inside Pakistan since the US killed Taliban emir Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour in an attack in May 2016. The strike took place on a compound in the village of Lawra Mandi in the Dattak Khel area of North Waziristan, according to AFP , which quoted Pakistani security officials. Seven jihadists, including “two militant commanders” known as Abdul Rehman and Akhtar Mohammad, were reportedly killed in the attack. The Taliban and other jihadist organizations such as al Qaeda that are known to operate in the Datta Khel have not announced the deaths of any senior leaders, commanders, or operatives. The Hafiz Gul Bahadar Group, wh...